Microsoft KB Archive/169471

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BUG: SET CENTURY OFF is Ignored if Date is Over Year 2000

Article ID: 169471

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a

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This article was previously published under Q169471

SYMPTOMS

"SET CENTURY OFF" is ignored within text box of a form if the date type is set to "Taiwan" and the date is over "1/1/2000."

RESOLUTION

Convert the Date with the DTOC() function.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. In the Command window, type following commands:

   SET DATE to Taiwan
   SET CENTURY OFF
   *** Note : Year 2000 is equivalent to Taiwan Year 0089
   ? {^2000-01-01}
                           

   "89/01/01" displays on the FoxPro desktop (or in the active window).

2. Place the same setting within a text box of a form and set the "Readonly" property to .F. The result is "0089/01/01."
3. Add a TextBox control within a form.
4. Change the property "Century" of the TextBox to "0 - Off."
5. Change the property "DateFormat" to "8 - Taiwan."
6. Change the "value" of the TextBox to {^2000-01-01}, which is January 1, 2000, and run the form.

NOTE: The display of the TextBox will be "0089/01/01." The TextBox value, however, is "89/01/01."

Keywords: kbbug KB169471

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